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HENRIETTE BRANDT, OF NEI/V BRIGHTON, NEI/V YORK.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,358, dated June 28, 1904.

Application filed August 31, 1903.,

To (I/Z whom. t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRIETTE BRANDT, residing at New Brighton, in the county of Richmondand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a full, clear,

others skilled in the lart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention Yrelates to folding beds, more especially to a bed adapted to be normally concealed within the sides of a Wall or partition and to be swung down therefrom when the bed is to be used. Itsobject, in general, is to provide a simple, economical, and efIicient construction whereby the bed may be -mounted within a wall or partition and, if desired, concealed by a door or section of the wall when not in use. n

Further objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts `which will be hereinafter fully described and the novel features thereof pointed out in the claims,

In the accompanying drawings, Figurevl is a side elevation showing a section of a wall of which a door-frame and casing constitute a part and showing the appearance of the wall when the bed concealed thereby is not in use. Fig. A2 is a section on the line .fr .fr of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the door open and a bed swung down in position for use. Fig. 4 is a transverse section showing the bed swung down and illustrating particularly the manner in which it is pivoted to the wall or partition. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l, but illustrating a wainscoting as the pivoted section of the wall adapted to conceal the bed, Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing the wainseoting or pivoted section of the wall thrown down and exposing the lower side of the bed. Fig. 7 is asection on the line g/ jz/ of Fig. Fig. 8 is a similar section showing the bed as it appears when ready for use.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

As shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive, the in- Serial No. 171,369. (No model.)

vention is especially adapted for utilizing the space occupied by a connecting door such thatthe bed with its auxiliary parts may be readily removed, allowing the door to be in use for its original purpose. The invention is adapted for use in hotels and others places where the arrangement of suites is often desired to be changed, and a door which at one time is to used as a means of connection between two adjacent apartments would at another time be useless when the adjoining rooms were not to be so connected. At such times by the use of this invention one of the rooms could be provided with additional sleeping accommodations without utilizing any of the Hoor-space therefor and without permanently blocking up the door. As shown, adoorcasing l is let into the wall or partition 2 in the usual manner, and the door 3 is hinged thereto. When it is desired to utilize the space occupied by the door for sleeping accommodations instead of a means of communication between adjacentv rooms or a room and the hall, one side of the casing is closed b v a sheathing 4, which is preferably of metal or tin-lined in order to make it proof against fire and vermin, and a bed-frame, preferably a wovcnwire spring 5, is' pivotally mounted therein near the lower end in such manner that when it is not in use it may be folded up into the space between the door 3 and the sheathing 4 and concealed from sight by closing the door. This spring is preferably provided with a depending flange 6, which may extend along each side of the bed or may be in the shape of ears or lugs along the sides or ends. This provides a means for mounting the pinions 'or trunnions yof the bed and also the legs, which support the front ends thereof, and also adds to the stiffness and strength of the spring. As the preferable pivotal mounting for the lower end ofthe bed I use a long pivot-rod 7, adapted to seat at its ends in'sockets 8 8, provided in the sides of the Casing or in therwall. One of these sockets, as the one at the right end of Fig. 4, is made comparatively deep, and a spiral spring 9 is. seated between the inner end of the socket and the end of the pivot-rod 7. Such construction will hold the pivot-rod in the position shown in Fig. 4,

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while allowing the ready removal of' the pivotrod when it is intended to rivet the door to this rod used, as above mentioned, by forcing the rod to the right against the tension of the spring' until the end at the left is free of the socket, when the whole rod can be removed. Thus I provide a pivotal mounting which can be readily placed in position and removed and which at the same time is efficient for the end in view. In the preferable construction the pivot-rod 7 passes loosely through holes in the side flanges 6 to the bed-frame or spring, and it is connected thereto to move therewith by means of' springs 10 10, of which one or a greater number may be employed, each of said springs being connected at one end to the pivot-rod and being coiled therearound to the other end connected to the lower side of' the spring-frame, so as to put the tension on the frame, tending to throw it normally backward into the position shown in Fig. 2. This frame should be ofl such a strength that it will bc normally just overbalanccd by the weight of the mattress 11, so that when thrown down to the position shown in Fig. 3 it will remain there, but may be readily swung up, the action of the spring assisting' to the position shown in Fig. 2 without necessitating the exercise of' great strength on the part of' the attendant. When the bed is down in the position shown in Fig. 3, its outer end may be supported upon legs 12, pivotally attached to the flange 6 and of such size as to fold up to the bottom of' the bed within the plane of' said Hange when not in use. It will be seen that this provision, among others, allows for the use of a bed-frame which is sufficiently strong and yet comparatively thin, even when folded up with all the auxiliary parts closed thereon, to the end that especially when a thin door is used the space occupied by the door between two connecting apartl ments may serve to hold the bed without infringing upon the floor-space of' either apartment.

Turning now to the modification shown' in Figs. 5 to 8, the same principle is disclosed; but the space between two wainscotings 13 13 on opposite sides of' a wall or partition 2 is utilized for inclosing the bed. One of these 'wainscotings is hinged, as at 14, so that it may be thrown down to the floor of' one compartment, as shown in Fig. 8, and the bed, which with its auxiliary parts is the same as that shown in the views already described, thrown down. In this construction a double bed, as shown, may be advantageously used, and the pivot-rod 7 or independent trunnions might be used, ifl dcsired,which would run in the line lengthwise of' the bed, so that it would swing on pivots parallel with its length rather than with its width, as shown in the other figures.

Additional objects, advantages, and uses of this invention will be apparent and need not be further elaborated.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the wall or partition of a building, a bed-frame pivotally mounted within the sides thereof and a corresponding wall or partitioned section pivotally mounted and adapted when in position to close said frame within the wall.

2. In combination with a building wall or partition, a spring-bed frame provided with a flange or flanges at the lower side thereof', pivots upon which said bed may swing passing through the anges and suitably supported in the wall, legs pivoted to said flanges land Yadapted to fold up against the bottom of the bed and a corresponding wall or section pivotally mounted and adapted when in position to close said frame within the Wall.

8. In combination with a door and the casing therefor, a sheathing adapted to inclose said casing on one side thereof' and a bed-frame pivotally mounted in said casing so that it may be held when in pivotal position between said sheathing and the door.

4. In combination with a building wall or partition, a bed-frame, a pivot-rod upon which said frame is mounted, wall-sockets adapted to receive the ends of said pivot-rod, one of' said sockets being comparatively deep to permit the placing' of said rod in position, a spring seated in said socket and adapted to bear against one end of said rod, the partition being provided with a section pivotally mounted and adapted when in position to close said bed-frame within the wall.

5. In a device of the class described in combination with a building wall or partition, a rod mounted in sockets in said wall, a spring in one of' said sockets adapted to bear against an end of said rod, a bed-'frame provided with flanges through which said rod passes, a spring connected to said frame and said rod and adapted to control the normal pivotal position of' the frame with reference to the rod, legs pivoted to the flanges, the partition being provided with a pivotal section adapted in one position to close said frame within the wall.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRIETTE BRANDT.

Witnesses:

J. B. KNOX, EeKFoRD C. ACKER.

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